A more than a decade-long medical trial has opened the way for potentially life-saving treatment options for patients with ...

Each year, tens of thousands of Americans have defibrillators implanted in their chests to regulate heart rhythm. Earlier this year, the death of a 21-year-old from a malfunctioning device focused new ...

The FDA has updated its alert regarding Boston Scientific’s call for providers to check the connections of their patients’ implanted defibrillators, where calcification growth over time can prevent ...

Severe temperature spikes may double or triple the risk of irregular heart rhythm in people with implanted defibrillators. An analysis of health data for more than 2,000 people with implantable ...

Thousands of Americans with heart trouble have small implanted defibrillators, to help regulate their heartbeat and keep cardiac events at bay. But new research finds that on extremely hot days, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 88-year-old female who has been diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation. My cardiac electrophysiology doctor, who implanted a conventional pacemaker four years ago, has noticed ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is gearing up for an execution on Tuesday that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest. Gov.

Thousands of Americans with heart trouble have small implanted defibrillators, to help regulate their heartbeat and keep cardiac events at bay. The threat is likely to rise as climate change makes ...